~ It's Finally Friday!! ~
HOMECOMING
More than 60 U.S. Army soldiers returned from a 9-month deployment to Basrah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at the armory in Cottage Grove, Minn., July 1, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 204th Area Support Medical Company. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dajon N. Schafer
Canteen Mission Statement
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
HOMECOMING HUGS
U.S. Army Spc. Nathaniel Wassink, left, hugs his family after a nine-month deployment to Basrah, Iraq, at the armory in Cottage Grove, Minn., July 1, 2010. Wassink is assigned to the 204th Area Support Medical Company. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dajon N. Schafer
REMOTE CONTROL
A U.S. Air Force airman assigned to an explosive ordinance disposal unit controls a robot from a remote vehicle near a road bomb found south of Babus village in Pul-e Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Theodore Schmidt
AMPHIBIOUS ACTION
U.S. Marines return to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans after repairing the transmission of an amphibious assault vehicle on a beach in Ancon, Peru, July 4, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Division's Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion aboard the New Orleans to support Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, an exercise with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian J. Slaght
Andre Rieu ~ Toselli Serenade
Tex Ritter ~ Arizona Days
Foster & Allen ~ The Gambler
Jan and Arnie ~ Gotta Getta Date
John Prine ~ Big Fat Love
HOLIDAY DISPLAY
Soldiers assigned to Company C 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, throw chemical lights into the air to take the place of fireworks during an Independence Day celebration in Iraq, July 4, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kimberly Hackbarth
KNEE WATCH
U.S. Army Sgts. Anthony Limon, front, and Aaron Hestand keep watch during a patrol near Combat Outpost Sangar in Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2010. Limon and Hestand are assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay
TEACHING MOMENT
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse Watson, left, an assaultman assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Tank Battalion, trains with a Bulgarian soldier in using nonlethal ammunition in a Mossberg shotgun at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 2, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. R. Logan Kyle
Charlie Rich ~ Break Up
Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Cotton Fields
Dion & The Belmonts ~ Lonely World
Eddy Raven & Jo-El Sonnier ~ Zydeco Lady
Herb Ellis ~ Lemon Twist
SAFETY MISSION
U.S. soldiers and airmen in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle move through an Afghan village to ensure roads are safe for travel in the Pul-e Alam district in Logar province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2010. The troops are assigned to teams to detect and dispose of improvised explosive devices and ordnance. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Theodore Schmidt
RAINBOW’S RIM
A rainbow over the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan falls onto the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class N. Brett Morton
WATER DROP
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Nine and Lance Cpl. Mark Kobus push a case of water rigged with a disposable parachute out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during an experiment to find new ways of delivering emergency supplies to troops on the ground over Drop Zone Jake, Afghanistan, July 1, 2010. Nine and Kobus are assigned to the 1st Reconaissance Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Rholes
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!